#fact-checker

[strangebiology]

Climate Misinformation

Could I ask a favor of you to tag me in climate change misinformation you see? I'm looking for more things to debunk for my job.

Qualities of a fact-checkable statement include:

Timeliness: This was said or posted relatively recently

Misinfo: Something that is or might be factually wrong. Not just a bad opinion or satire.

Reach: More than a few people heard/saw/believed it. Because a politician, news outlet, or account with a lot of followers said/posted it. Bare minimum, say, 50 RT's or 500 likes on any platform? Not sure exactly...

There are some more rules about what we cover but those are the big ones. Climate change is a broad topic for us, so think really anything to do with the environment, energy, weather, policies you think might be somewhat related etc.

You can DM me them or tag me (Twitter, TikTok, IG)

Thank you very much!

[thenib]

From Matt Lubchansky.

[iluv2readandeat]

Interesting perspective on the debate. I always felt the media has been too focused on horse-race journalism during this campaign season, and this was especially prominent in the after-debate analysis. 

This aspect of the media coverage precludes any discussions about the issues, resulting in a emphasis on style over substance by candidates and uneducated voters. My professor mentioned this in class, saying how he expected pundits to talk up the underdog (Romney) simply it made for good journalism.

I'm really glad, however, that fact-checkers are doing their jobs in scrutinizing Romney's (and Obama's) claims. Because while personality and performances are important, truth is more.   

[dirkthedog-blog]

The chairman of Tea Party Express decided to take on CNN. It was a poor decision.

[dirkthedog-blog]

Soledad O'Brien: 2. GOP: 0.

[dirkthedog-blog]

Am I crazy, or was someone at CNN just good at their job?